Talk:Ticker symbol
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[edit] 3M
Concerning the following passage:
For instance, more people knew the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company by the way its three-letter ticker ("MMM") is pronounced on Wall Street, "3M," leading to an official name change in 2002.'
The 3M corporate history pages show that "3M" or "Three M" was a name used by the company from the earliest days; see the logos at:
http://www.3m.com/about3m/history/1900.jhtml http://www.3m.com/about3m/history/1910.jhtml http://www.3m.com/about3m/history/1920.jhtml http://www.3m.com/about3m/history/1930.jhtml
But 3M was not publicly traded until 1946, per:
http://www.3m.com/about3m/history/1940.jhtml
Thus, the common name 3M preceded the stock ticker symbol MMM.
- I removed the influence section because it lacks plausibility, unless the writer can provide sources.Jezzerk 15:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Move to Ticker symbol
This article could be moved to Ticker symbol. Non-stock securities and derivatives can have ticker symbols, notably registered mutual funds, ETFs, and some options. Exchanges may also assign tickers to indices.
[edit] Scope
I added a geographic scope tag in the hopes someone can add material on the use of tickers on non-US markets. For instance, did the history of tickers on the LSE parallel their development on the NYSE? What characters/symbols in used in Japan, Russia, or other countries where non-Latin alphabets are prevalent? - choster 14:31, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- I agree with the sentiment. This article is very biased toward NYSE symbology. For example, Tokyo stocks are purely numeric, the codes mentioned only apply to NYSE. Can we move that information to the existing NYSE page? --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 19:52, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
- I haven't traded overseas, but this article applies to the US NASDAQ and AMEX, not just the NYSE. Art LaPella 21:03, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
